Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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